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Posted: **Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:51 pm**

So the other day I was messing around waiting for some tests to finish up on the XFX 8800 GTX XXX and decided to see just how much folding power I could get into one machine.

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For those that aren't sure what you're looking at....

Intel Bad Axe 2
Intel QX6700
2x 1950 XTX
1x 1900 XTX
Silver Stone 850w ST85F PSU

I got the machine to boot and had the power to run it all but had the FSB too high on the Bad Axe 2 and Kentsfield so I was getting EUE's on the GPU's. I've got the CPU and mobo speeds sorted out now but have torn it all down before I could fold a single GPU WU.

I did however have the QX6700 folding two SMP Linux clients (VMware) for a day and it did quite well at 3.5GHz.

From what I can figure it would have been minumum 3100 actual points per day.

Maybe if I get some free time between articles I'll see if I can get it up and running for a day.

By the way, this thing was sucking down 400w during boot up!!!

Posted: **Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:53 pm**

I HATE YOU!

All that folding power laying around.

I got my x1950xtx waiting at home with my Corsair 520W PSU, D5 Pump, and MCW60 waterblock. Its all waiting.

Posted: **Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:08 pm**

dicecca112 wrote:I HATE YOU!

All that folding power laying around.

I got my x1950xtx waiting at home with my Corsair 520W PSU, D5 Pump, and MCW60 waterblock. Its all waiting.

That's a sexy gaming rig and very healthy folding machine there!

I've got an idea for an even crazier folder that I don't think anyone has done yet. This weekend is going to be really busy with personal life stuff so we'll have to see how it goes.

Posted: **Fri Jan 19, 2007 6:04 am**

WOW!!!

I have a total of 8 machines running full time on this, with neighbors and friends, and I cant even seem to get to 1000 a day anymore

Damn single processor computers :p

might get ot 1000 if i can ever find a linux that will install on this dual core, or I just run another instance in windows.

Mike

Posted: **Fri Jan 19, 2007 7:58 am**

Maybe you should spread some of the points around... *hint hint*

Definitely get that baby folding for at least a day!

Posted: **Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:22 am**

It LIVES! It LIVES!!!
Sorry about the low picture quality.

Ok, so it's only on a E6700 now but I finally got around to it and all three of these monsters are folding! Expect to see a rash of 330 pointers at 12 hour intervals for wickedld9 over the weekend.

Posted: **Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:45 am**

Wow, our folding team is really going places recently

Dan

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